Topic: Driving safely in difficult conditions · Nº 23 / 247
En las curvas, el vehículo tiende a salirse de la carretera por la fuerza centrífuga. ¿Cómo se puede evitar?
On bends, centrifugal force tends to push the vehicle off the road. How can this be avoided?
- AReduciendo la velocidad antes de la curva y acelerando suavemente al salir.By slowing down before the bend and accelerating gently on the way out.
- BFrenando en la curva.By braking in the bend.
- CAcelerando antes de entrar en la curva.By accelerating before entering the bend.
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- AReduciendo la velocidad antes de la curva y acelerando suavemente al salir.By slowing down before the bend and accelerating gently on the way out.
Centrifugal force increases with speed, so you must take the bend slowly: brake before entering, with the vehicle straight, go through it without braking and accelerate gently on the way out. Braking in the bend or accelerating into it makes the vehicle more likely to skid or leave the road.
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